8. 'A Quiet Place'
The New York premiere of Leonard Bernstein’s once-panned opera, a psychological drama flashing back through a long marriage, which he called “emotionally the strongest thing I’ve ever written.” City Opera, Oct. 27–Nov. 21.

9. 'Judith'
The story of one of the Bible’s most badass ladies in a semi-staged Croatian retelling. Lincoln Center; Nov. 3, 5, 6.

10. Brad Mehldau
For the first time, Carnegie gives its composer’s chair to a jazzman, and not just any cat—a pianist with broad influences and a cerebral style. Carnegie Hall, Nov. 9.